The History Hour Episodes Episode guide
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The Unsung Hero of Heart Surgery
The African-American lab technician who pioneered surgery that saved millions of babies.
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British Withdrawal from South Yemen
Aden's independence from Britain, discovering whalesong & building Mount Rushmore statues
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The Poisoning of Litvinenko
The murder of a former Russian spy, El Salvador's Civil War, and an oil spill in Spain.
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The Siege of Mecca
The 1979 battle for the holiest site in Islam; Vietnam's deadly coup; prosecuting Manson
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The 'Disappeared' of Lebanon
Women searching for their missing loved-ones in Lebanon, plus diamonds and naked dancing.
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The Russian Revolution: The Bolsheviks Take Control
Voices from the Russian Revolution; the first dog in space; and the songbird of Lebanon
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Martin Luther's 95 Theses
The monk who began a religious revolution, the Naked Ape and internet sex and censorship.
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The Fake IDs That Saved Jewish Lives
Escaping the Nazis in WW2 Hungary, Romania's abortion ban, and a literary love affair.
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The 43 Group: Battling British Fascists
Veterans fight fascism in 1940s Britain; The death of Samora Machel, Moscow theatre siege
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The Death of Che Guevara
The final hours of the revolutionary hero, Italy's looted art and Madonna's early years.
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The Hate Crime That Changed American Law
Why the brutal killing of a young gay man in Wyoming prompted change.
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Walking the Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China; the death of a Pope; and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko
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When Animals Make History
From a guide dog on 9/11 to Australia's rabbit plague - five stories from animal history.
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The Collapse of Northern Rock
The run on a British bank, a schoolboy arrested in East Germany, and Nigerian treasures.
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The Fairy Photos
Searching for a spirit world after WW1, plus Jamaica's worst train crash, and Biosphere 2
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The Death of Princess Diana
Princess Diana's brother remembers the passionate speech he gave at her funeral.
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Medicine in World War One
Dealing with the medical horrors of WW1, Germany puts Nazis on trial and Botox.
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Nike and the Sweatshop Problem
The ethics of fashion; the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974; and the "Bard of Bengal".
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Reagan's Bombing Joke
Reagan's bombing joke, the murder of Naji al Ali, and violence in pre-partition India
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Surviving the "Auschwitz of the Balkans"
Persecution of Serbs during WW2; the fate Falun Gong in China; Camp David negotiations.
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When Homosexuality Was a Crime
The horrific use of aversion therapy for gay men; plus Chiang Kai Shek's former aide.
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Psychological Warfare
Spooking fighters during the Vietnam War plus the Mont Blanc Tunnel and a Nintendo legend
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The Oka Crisis
A watershed moment for Canada's indigenous people, the birth of UKIP and Rave.
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The Roswell Incident
In July 1947 a US rancher found debris which some believe came from an alien spacecraft.
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The History of Modern Tourism
The Icelandic firm that broke the mould in air travel, the Hippie trail and Euro Disney.
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Italy's Secret "State-within-a-State"
Murder and conspiracy among Italy's elite, atrocity in 1930s Ethiopia, and Body Worlds
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The Woman Who Stopped Equal Rights in America
In June 1982 Phyllis Schlafly defeated a law to guarantee gender equality in the US.
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The Six Day War 1967
Soldiers from both sides on the battle for Jerusalem; plus Robert Kennedy's assassination
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Operation Lifeline: Canada's Refugee Revolution
Citizens sponsor refugees, a rock concert for Chernobyl and the first US female rabbi.
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The Killing of Poet Roque Dalton
Murder of a radical writer; how Irish pubs saved the economy; Taiwan pop in culture war.
